Holder



Nov. 27, 1945. M. HEN 2,389,717

HOLDER Filed Aug. 17, 1943 INVENTOR. Meyer falmfl/ Patented Nov. 27, 1945 Meyer CohenjForest HillsjN. =Y.,' assignori to May I -Miriam Cohen, Forest Hills, N. Y.

Applieati'on Angus: '17, 1943, seria 1105 993627 4 Claims.

The present invention relates to holders, and more particularly to holders for the stems of flowers, corsages or similar objects which may be secured, if desired, to the wearing apparel or hair of a wearer.

Objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part hereinafter and in part will be obvious herefrom, o may be learned by practice with the invention, the same being realized and attained by means of the instrumentalities and combinations pointed out in the appended claims.

The invention consists in the novel parts, constructions, arrangements, combinations, and improvements herein shown and described.

The accompanying drawing, referred to herein and. constituting a part hereof, illustrates one embodiment of the invention, and together with thereto. The support II is likewise made of wire or other suitably stiff material.

of the shaft member ID.

of the shaft I0. l

l ment of loop member I2, to form the loop I5.

There is provided adjacent the lower end of shaft member In a cross support I6 which is preferably in the form of a downwardly turned A closed elastic loop I5, such as a rubber band, is linked with rigid loop member I2. This may be done by closing the rigid material of loop member I2 around a segment of elastic loop I5, or by closing the elastic material around a seg- V. An elongated pin member I! is firmly secured to the shaft member ID at its upper end as at I8. The lower end of shaft member III is formed in a hook IS in which the lower end of pin l1 may be engaged when a stem holder is in place on the wearing apparel or hair of a wearer.

As may be seen in Figs. 2 and 3, a stem 2| may be passed through the rigid loop I2 and downwardly adjacent to and substantially parallel with the shaft member Ill. The closed elastic loop I5 may then be stretched and hooked over the ends of cross support l6 which serves as an anchor for said stretched elastic loop l5, thus providing a loop at the front of the stem holder through which the lower end of the stem may be passed. The stem is thus securely held in place against shaft member ID by the pressure of closed rigid loop I2 and the loop portion 20 of closed elastic loop l5. 7 The invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the specific mechanisms shown and described but departures may be made therefrom within the scope of the accompanying claims without departing from the principles of the invention and without sacrificing its chief advantages.

What I claim is:

1. A holder for the stem Of a flower or like object including in combination a shaft member, a closed rigid loop pivotally mounted on said shaft member through which loop the stem is passed, and resilient means connected to said loop and extensible between said loop and an anchor on said shaft member to apply a resilient bias of said loop against said shaft member whereby to resiliently secure said stem between said loop and said shaft member.

the description, serves to explain the principles of the invention.

It is an object of the present invention to pro- Vide a simple and efficient holding device for the stems of flowers, corsages, or other objects and one which may be utilized to secure such objects to the wearing apparel or hair of the wearer. Another object is to provide such an article holder in which the article, such as a flower stem, may be placed with a minimum of trouble and complication, and which securely holds a stem once placed therein. Still another object is the provision of a stem holder which is relatively simple and economical to make. The invention further provides an unobtrusive holder for stems and other objects after afiixing to the apparel or hair of a wearer.

Of the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a typical and illustrative embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 1 showing a flower stem in place and secured on the stem holder; and

Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken along line 3-3 of Fig. 2, the arrows of reference numerals 3-3 being tilted to indicate less than a 90 change in viewpoint.

Referring now to the illustrative embodiment of the present invention shown by way of example in the accompanying drawing, the stern holder may comprise a shaft member I 0 made of wire or other suitably stiff material. Adjacent the upper end of the shaft I0 there is provided a closed loop support II horizontally disposed against shaft member ID and firmly secured 2'. A holder for the stem of a flower or like object including in combination a shaft member, a, closed rigid loop slidably mounted on said shaft member and held against axial movement, through which loop the stem is passed, and elastic means connected to said loop and extensible be tween said loop and an anchor on said shaft member to apply a resilient bias of said loop against said shaft member said anchor being rigidly mounted on said shaft member at a point spaced apart from said loop, whereby to resilientl secure said stem between said loop and said shaft member.

3. A holder for the stem of a flower or like object including in combination a shaft member,

a closed rigid loop pivotally mounted on said on said shaft member to apply a resilient bias of said loop against said shaft member whereby to resiliently secure said stem between said loop and said shaft member and means carried by said shaft member for securing the holder in desired position.

4. A stem holder comprising, in combination, a shaft member, a rigid support loop secured to said member, a rigid loop slidably carried by said support loop, a cross support secured to said shaft member spaced apart from said loops, and a closed elastic loop secured to the slidably carried rigid loop and'extensible to and around said cross support, whereby a stem adjacent said shaft member may be passed through said slidably carried rigid loop and held against said shaft member by the resiliency of said loop of elastic in extended position.

' MEYER. COHEN. 

